Basic Brewing™

December 21, 2007 - Barleywine Fruitcake
In the second part of our two-part holiday series, the small batch barleywine from James goes into making a fruitcake from Steve.

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December 14, 2007 - Wassail!
In the first part of our two-part holiday series, Steve makes wassail with a small batch barleywine that James brewed.

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November 19, 2007 - Flemish Beer Stew
Steve cooks up a delicious, hearty beef stew with beer as a holiday meal alternative.

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October 25, 2007 - Beer and Cheese
James and Andy pair beer with cheese, and Andy shows us how to make cheese - a fresh mozzarella.
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October 10, 2007 - 15-minute Amarillo Ale
James flies solo, and he's in a hurry! The solution is a very quick and hoppy Amarillo Ale.
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September 28, 2007 - Trading Places: Beer and Bread Yeast
James makes a Simcoe Ale with bread yeast, and Steve makes bread with beer yeast.
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September 14, 2007 - Skunking Beers
We turn beers skunky in the sun to test if brown glass really does protect beer from harmful light.
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August 29, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Wynkoop Brewpub
Brewer Thomas Larsen leads us through a tour of the first brewpub in Denver, Colorado.
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August 15, 2007 - Steve Cooks BBQ with Beer!
Steve goes wild in the kitchen and on the deck cooking up a big spread of barbeque, integrating beer as an ingredient.
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August 1, 2007 - Brewery Tour: SandLot at Coors Field
We tour the small, experimental brewery at the home of the Colorado Rockies. Birthplace of Blue Moon.
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July 18, 2007 - NHC 2007: Club Night
Home brewing clubs get to show off their brews and their creativity at the second night of the National Homebrewers Conference.
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July 4, 2007 - NHC 2007: Pro Night
We sample beers and talk to home brewers as they enjoy Pro Night at the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver.
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May 30, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Boulevard Brewing
We travel to Kansas City, Missouri to visit Boulevard Brewing Company and to see their brand-new brewhouse.
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May 16, 2007 - Partigyle Brewing
Two beers from one mash! James and Steve brew up a big beer and a small beer from the same grain.
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May 2, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Great Divide

James, Andy and Brian take a look around Great Divide Brewing in Denver, Colorado.
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April 18, 2007 - Peach Mead and Vanilla Porter

James and Steve taste a peachy mead and a porter made with vanilla beans. Also, Steve insults a South American navy.
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April 4, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Avery Brewing

Adam Avery shows us around Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado. James is joined by Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery to introduce the tour.
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March 21, 2007 - Tasting the Mead Yeast Experiment
James and Steve taste the results of the mead yeast experiment after one month in the fermenters to see how the five yeast strains worked.
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March 7, 2007 - Brewery Tour: New Belgium
We head to Fort Collins, Colorado to tour New Belgium Brewing - the home of Fat Tire, Sunshine Wheat, 1554, Le Folie, and other great beers.
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February 21, 2007 - The Mead Yeast Experiment Begins
It begins again! We employ five different yeasts to test how they will ferment and flavor five small mead batches.
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February 7, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Redstone Meadery
We head to Boulder, Colorado to get a tour and tasting at Redstone Meadery. You've seen us make mead, now see how the pros do it.

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January 24, 2007 - Smoky Beers and Tasty Pasta
We talk about three different ways to get a smoky flavor into your homebrews, and Steve whips up a smoked salmon pasta with a mouth-watering appetizer.

Steve's Pepper Canapé Recipe (pdf)

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January 10, 2007 - Brewery Tour: Oskar Blues
Good beer in a can? No. GREAT beer in a can. Dale Katechis, the "Dale" behind Dale's Pale Ale and other tasty brews, gives us a tour around Oskar Blues, the first American microbrewery to put beer in cans.

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